Chipped Stone Tool Item Number: 8800 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Arrow head of black shale or slate. Locality: Wescott Bay, Roche Harbor, San Juan Island, WA.* Remarks: Found near shore of Wescott Bay vicinity of Block House. (Garrison Bay? - Block House at British Camp is on Garrison Bay, not Wescott -although Westcott and Garrison Bays are adjacent to one another.) Chipped basalt tool; possibly a broken point or a graver. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

Gulf of Georgia North America Northwest Coast San Juan County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

  • Collected on November 15, 1923

What

Name
Chipped Stone Tool
Identification Number
8800
Type of Item
chipped stone tool
Material
basalt stone and pebble
Overall
length 5.7 cm, width 2.6 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 12.8 g

Who

Field Collector
“Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on November 15, 1923

Other

Accession Number
2037
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Colley, A. G.
Excavation Date
11/11/1923
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped